Ticket-issuing machine.



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TICKET ISSUING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1910.

1,028,199, 7 Patented June 4, 1912.

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TICKET ISSUING MACHINE. APPLICIATION 211.111) my 12, 1910.

. Patented June 4, 1912;

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WILLIAM P. DUN LANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 E. L. THURSTON, TRUSTEE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TICKET-ISSUING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Application filed May 12, 1910. Serial No. 560,800.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, XVILIJAM P. DUN LAN), a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyalioga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in 'licket-Issuing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in machines, adapted for use by ticket sellers, whcrewith any desired number of tickets may be printed and delivered for immediate sale. Machines of this sort may be advantageously used by station agents selling railway tickets, and by the ticket sellers of different. kinds of places of amusement, especially amusement parks, so-called, and by persons selling tickets for various other purposes.

A practical machine embodying the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, and hereinafter described, and the novel features thereof constituting the invention are clearly defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a left side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a frontview thereof. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a part of the right side of the machine. Fig. 4- is a sectional side elevation; and Fig. 5 is a rearvicw .oflsaid n achine.

In the machine are two rotatable printing cylinders D and E, which are respectively fixed to the parallel shafts d and c, extending between and rotatably mounted in the two side members a, a, of the framework of the machine. Two rotatable platen re. .s B and F are respectively associated with these printing cylinders, said rolls being fixed to the shafts Z) and f. Preferably these shafts are mounted in boxes which are slidably mounted on said frame members a, a, and

are. spring pressed toward the associated printing cylinders. As the parts are arranged the printing cylinder: 1) is above, and the printing cylinder E is below. the horizontal plane in which the paper strip I goes through the machine; and, of course, the platen rolls are respectively below and and the cylinder E prints on the other s-ide thereof. These printing cylinders and platenrolls are to be turned at like speeds by suitable mechanism so as to draw the paper strip I through the machine the required distance to print one ticket or more, as required. The mechanism shown for turning these parts the required distance includes the following: Attached to the shafts (Z and f respectively are the pinions d and f, both of which mesh with a gear H r0- tatably mounted on a stub shaft h fixed to one of the side frame members a. Two pinions b and c are respectively fixed to the two shafts b and e and both mesh with {Ill K, which gear is fixed to one end of a shaft 7. which is rotatably mounted in the two side frame members. The. gears 11 and K are the same size and mesh with each other. A pinion 7c is fixed to the opposite end of the shaft 7.. This meshes with a pinion J rotatably mounted on one of the frame members. A ratchet j is fixed to this pinion;.and an operating lever O mounted concentric with the ratchet j carries (a pawl 0 for engagement with said ratchet. Preferably a treadle L is connected by a link 0' with the lever O; and a spring Z restores the treadle'and lever O to their normal positions.

At the front side of the machine is a fixed plate a having through it a slot a through which the printed ticket strip I is delivered.- Pi voted to this plate is a knife bar I adapted to be swung across the slot a and cut off the projecting part of the ticket strip. One end of this lever lies under the operation lever O, and the other end lies in a position to be struck by another lever to be presently described. lVhen lever O is moved down far enough it will strike the knife bar and swing it down and thereby out off the pro jecting part of the ticket strip. But just before this lever. 0 begins to move the knife bar, a toe 0 on the pawl 0 strikes a fixedpin. a and thereby the pawl is withdrawn from its engagement with the ratchet. When this has been done the printing cylinders and platen rolls will have been turned far enough to carry forward a length of the paper strip apportioned to one ticket. lVhen, now, the operating lever O is moved down a little farther, it will operate the knife bar, as stated, but will not cause any further forward movement of the ticket strip.

It is desirable that the machine he pro vided with means for printing and delivering a strip of tickets having perforations between them, the number of tickets in this strip being the number commonly porehased. The machine as shown is adapted to deliver a strip of five of such tickets and to cut oil that strip. To accomyflish that resulta gear Q is loosely mounted on the same stub shaft h on which the gear H is mounted. This gear Q. carries a pawl r which engages with a ratchet H fixed to the gear H. A disk M pivoted to one of the frame members has a gear segment in which engages with the gear Q, and it likewise has an arcual slot m through which projects a fixed pin 11,. Hung con entrica ly with this disk is a lever N. It is con- .ne' ted below its center by means o'l' a stitl spring of with the disk N. By swinging this, lever to the left, as shown in l ig. l, the disk will be turned through an arc corresponding with the length of the slot, 927/; and this will result, through the action of the. train of mechanism described, in turning the printing rolls, etc., far enough to teed forward as much of the paper strip as is required for five tickets. When the disk is stopped by the ei'igagement with the end ot-the slot In. with the pin (65, the lever N is permitted, by extending the spring of, to move a little farther, and this movement will bring the end of an arm n fixed to the lever 1? against the knife bar 1 which will, therefore, be rocked so as to cut off the ticket strip which has been fed through slot (0.

.lla h. ot the printing cylinders may he provided with any required printing surfaces; and the matter to appear upon a ti ket may be extended over any required part of the surface of the cylinder, provided the intermeshiug g ars and pinions and other operating mechanisnr described are so relatively prtn'iortioucd that the printing cylinders will be given a correspoilding arcual movement by means of the lever when operated as slated. to the particular construction shown the parts are so constructed and arranged that; the matter to be printed on each ticket occupies about one circuml'crential hall. of each cylinder, wherefore a. ticketis printcdduring each halt revolution of the printing cylinders.

The cylinder E is that cylinder which jecting radially outward.

prints what may be styled the face of the ticket. There are two plates T, T, each ex tending circumferentially nearly half way around the cylinder and these plates are held by any appropriate means upon said cylinder. Each will preferably carry the same design or printing tace,--which shall include the name of the amusement place, or company in whose behalt the tickets are to be sold. Preferably also the ends, circm'nterentially considered, of these plates are beveled, and lit beneath the undercut circumferential ends of recesses formed in the surface of said cylinder. proximate ends of these printing plates, two longitudinal slots are formed in the surface of the cylinder. On the platen roll F are two longitudinally extended perforating blades S, these being fixed diametrically opposite to each other and pro- As-the printing cylinder and platen roll are turned these perforating blades will perforate the ticket strip passing between them, the blades entering said slots. Preferably the slots are somewhat enlarged a little back of the surface of the cylinder, and in these enlargements wood blocks U are placed, which blocks are spring pressed outward.

Fixed to the upper part of the framework between. the .lrame members a, a, is a numboring machine of ordinary construction. Its o 'ierating 'sha'lt V has lixed to it the usual star-wheel i) which is arranged so to be struck and turned by the fingers fixed to the platen roll as the latter is turned. There are two of these lingers, so

that this star wheel is struck twice during each revolution oli this platen roll. Or, in other words, it is moved as ol'tcn as a ticket is printed.

There are rea ons, which it is perhaps unnecessary here to explain, why the'managers ot anmsement resorts and railway companies desire that th ir tick ts shallnot only hear the date ot issue,- but that they shall aho hear some code indication whose significance shall. bevuuknown to the general public. or to-tihe ticket-seller. lt is also desirable that the tickets shall bear consecutive numbers, and it is also thought to.

be desirable that the tickets shall be numbered in two series rather than in one only. The machine shown is organized with special rclerencc to meeting these demands. In the cylinder l) is a longitudinally extended recess (1. In this recess tWoordinai-y munber ing machil'ics are secured so that their number printing WllPL .hull n-eject to -,the cylindrical rninting surtac'e of the cylinder. Each of. these numbering machines is provided with an omrating shaft WV, to the outer end of which a star Wheel w is fixed,-

Between the llt this star wheel being in such position that it will engage during each revolution of the cylinder with a fixed pin (i In the surface of cylinder D and in each half thereof there are longitudinally extended grooves having undercut ends circumferentially considered. Removable printing plates Y are provided and constructed with beveled ends, so that they may readily be inserted into these grooves or readily removed therefrom, as required. Upon those plates any co1n= bination of type symbols or numbers may be placed. It is very clear that therefore the tickets may be printed not only with the usual design on one surface, as by cylinder E, but with consecutive numbers of date and any secret code sign on the reverse side.

The ink may be supplied to each of the cylinders by means of an ink well Z which lies between and is pivoted to the frame members a, a, and is provided with a series of rollers of which the terminal roller engages with the surface of the associated printing cylinder. A spring 2 may hold this ink-well frame and the cylinders mounted thereon in operative position, as shown.

It willbe understood from the foregoing that whenever it is desired to print and issue one ticket with the described machine the operator presses down the treadle. When it is desired to issue a strip of five perforated tickets he takes hold of the lever N and swings it as far as he can, whereby the printing mechanism will be turned far enough to print five tickets, and the knife will be operated to cut oil the strip of live tickets.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a machine for printing and issuing tickets, the combination of a suitable frame,-

two printing cylinders, two platen rolls associated respectively with said printing cylinders and located one roll over its associated cylinder and one roll below its associated cylinder, means for simultaneously rotating the two rolls and the two cylinders at the same surface rate, two trains of mechanism forrotating said cylinders and rolls, and means limiting the range of movement of said trains of mechanisms whereby one may turn said cylinders and rolls through a greater are than the other.

2. In a ticket printing and issuing machine, the combination of a printing cylinder, a platen roll, a plate having a slot substantially alincd with the plane of contact of said cylinder and roll, a pivoted knife movable across said slot, a lever pivoted upon an axis at right angles to the knife, operative connections between the lever and printing and platen rolls, the said lever operating the said rolls thrtmghout a portion of its patl. of movement, and during a certain portion of its movement ceasing to operate said rolls, at which time, it engages the knife to operate the same.

ii. In a ticket n'inting and issuing machine, the combination of two priming cylinders. two platen rolls respectively associated therewith, a train of gearing for sinmltaneously turning said platen rolls and cylinders, a slotted plate, a knife movable across the slot in said plate, two levers each adapted when swung to engage with and move said knife, and mechanism respectively operated by said two levers for moving said train of gearing through different arcual distances.

i. In a ticket issuing and printing machine, the combination of a printing cylinder, :1 platen roll, a slotted plate,- and a knife movable across the slot in said plate, a train of gearing for simultaneously turning said cylinder and roll at like surface speeds, a lever pivoted conecntrically with'the terminal member of said train of gears, a spring connecting said lever and terminal member, means limiting the arcual movement of said terminal member, the lever having an arm adapted to engage with and move said knife.

In a ticket issuing and printing machine, the combination of a. printing cylinder. a platen roll, a slotted plate. and a knife movable across the slot in said plate, a train of gearing for simultaneously turning said cylinder and roll at like surface speeds, a lever pivoted concentrically with the terminal member of said train of gearin a spring connecting said lever and terminal member, means limiting the arcual movement. of said terminal member, the lever having an arm adapted to engage with and move said-knife, said train of gearing including a ratchet and pawl.

(i. In a ticket printing and issuing machine, the combination of a rotatable printing cylinder an associated rotatable platen roll, a slotted plate, a knife bar movableacross the slot in said plate, a train of mechanism for turning the cylinder and roll simultaneously in opposite directions and at equal surface speeds, a lever for operating said train of mechanism and having a ratchet. and pawl connection therewith and being adapted also to operate said knife bar, and means for disconnecting the ratchet and pawl when train of mechanism has been sutliciently "an-ted and before the lever operates the kniie bar.

7. in a ticket printing and issuing 1na-- chine, the combinat on of a rotatable printing cylinder, a platen roll, pi'mons rigidly connected therewith, two intcrmeslnng gears which respectively engage with sa d pinions, a. gear loosely mounted concentric with one of the laet mentioned gears and moved by a part". of said lever after said disk haying a ratchet and pawleonneetion therehas been stopped by the engagement of said with. a disk having gear teeth on its edge fixed pin and. one end of the areiial slot.

which 1iiti5l] with said loosely nioun'ted gear In testimony whereof, I hereunto dfllX my 5 and having also an areiial slot, a fixed pin signature in the presence of two witnesses. 15

1')ro eet'ing into said a lot, a lever n'ioiinted IILLIAM P. DUN LANY concentrically with said disk, a spring coni nection between the disk and lever, a slotted \Vitnesses:

plate. a knife inerahle across the slot in said 3. L. THURSTON,

10 plate and arranged to be engaged and H. R. SULLIVAN. 

